[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (15 Sep 2014) 23 Raptors
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Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 1 1
Bald Eagle 6 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 14 14 14
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 23 23 23
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Ron Harrington
Observers: Allen Gill, Bill Grigsby
Visitors:
Dave & Nancy Pritchard of Richmond, KY
Weather:
Foggy for first couple of hours.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Note: The times listed are EST not DST. Ron got there at 9:15 DST and left
at 4 pm DST, but the file indicated 8:15 and 3pm. Hawkcount.org wants
uploads in EST. EST = Eastern Standard Time and DST = Daylight Saving Time.
Weather and other conditions are unknown.
Predictions:
Hawks are in the pipeline, Harvey's Knob had triple Broad-winged Hawks
today (over 1000) as all month so far. Rockfish Gap had nearly 2000 today.
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Report submitted by John D Whinery (Fall.Branch.Tn.Bird@xxxxxxxxx)
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